read that today, can’t get it out of my mind

Have been reading for some time now a little book called If The Buddha Dated by Charlotte Kasl, PH.D.  It definitely is a small read that could easily take a few days or an intense long afternoon.  I bought it months ago not because I was in the market for dating but because there is an underlining message about self awareness that is always a nice refresher.   Yes, of course there is ample amount on dating too.  Today there was a section on accepting loss and a fragmented sentence I cannot shake: Step into the fear.  It reminds me so much of the self defense class I took in Pasadena, CA a year ago.  We were taught that if you are grabbed by the arm of wrist, our automatic instinct is to pull away because it is scary and of course you want to flee…but it’s actually better to throw the attacker off kilter and step into him.

So, fear is inanimate not like an attacker and I’ve been pondering on how I can step into it and look it straight in the eyes.

I talked about cutting the rip cord…but what if too, I cut off parachutes?

We all have parachutes…those devices we keep around to keep us safe…often they come in packages shaped as people or momentous or the very elusive patterns we keep repeating (they can be caught by first recognizing them).

So, a minute hobble was made this evening…I’ve released myself from facebook.  How will people find me?  More importantly, how will I find people?

Maybe by just walking into them on the street.